Chula Vista team wins shot at Little League World Series

Park View team members pile on after winning the championship game of the Little League Western Region finals at Al Houghton Stadium in San Bernardino.
— John R. McCutchen / John R. McCutchen / Union-Tribune

Park View team members pile on after winning the championship game of the Little League Western Region finals at Al Houghton Stadium in San Bernardino.
— John R. McCutchen / John R. McCutchen / Union-Tribune

As Queen's “We Are the Champions” blasted on the sound system, the players sprinted to the mound and dog-piled on Armenta.

Park View is scheduled to leave for Williamsport at 11:30 a.m. Monday on a charter flight out of L.A/Ontario International Airport. The team will travel with the Northwest Region champion from Mercer Island, Wash., which earned its ticket to South Williamsport on Saturday.

Park View is scheduled to play its first Little League World Series game at 5 p.m. (PDT) Saturday against the Great Lakes champion from Logan County/Russellville. The game will be televised by ESPN2.

Park View is the ninth team from San Diego County to make it to South Williamsport. The only local team to win the Little League World Series was El Cajon/La Mesa Northern in 1961, a squad that included future NFL Most Valuable Player Brian Sipe.